McCain shared his enthusiasm to come on Parks and Recreation in a newly released NBC promotional video.

"It's one of my favorite shows ... I'm a fan, it's hilarious," he said. "And of course, Amy is such a talented actress. My experience with her goes back to hosting Saturday Night Live a long time ago."

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McCain went on to tease that the plot of Parks and Recreation's season five opener is "very clever".

"[It's] very entertaining," he declared. "Listen, I spend a lot of time with local elected officials from my state, they come because they need the assistance and the federal largess that we are able to help them with."